Category Archives: Mayor’s Report
CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK WAS A SUCCESS.
Christmas in the Park was great. The weather was good, the food was better and the people were the best. See pictures below of the activities.
Water Department Report
Water Department Report
by Supervisor Raymond Arnold
In the near future, the Waterworks Department will be having some Renovations performed to the north water storage tanks and installing a large transmission line from the north tanks to the south tank. This renovation project is necessary in order to meet the requirements of the Arkansas Department of Health Rules and Regulations. The renovation project is scheduled to start sometime in July or August 2012.
Street Department Report
Street Department Report
by Supervisor Jimmy Joe Johnson
We are happy to announce that as of this date, drainage improvements and paving has been completed on approximately eight (8) miles of city streets.
Palarm Creek Clean up
Pictures are of downed trees in Palarm Creek caused by a devastating tornado that ripped through Faulkner County April, 2011 . These trees obstructing the flow of water in Palarm Creek attributed to the flooding disaster that occurred May 1, 2011.
Thanks to the members of the Faulkner County Quorum Court who appropriated funding for a 75/25 matching grant to remove the fallen debris from Palarm Creek. Below are the pictures of Palarm Creek before,during and after debris removal.
Lake Conway Watershed Area
The Lake Conway Watershed Advocacy Group has been meeting for the past two years to improve the quality of the water in Lake Conway, and resolve other issues related to the watershed. The attached map shows the topography of the land that makes up the “bowl” that is the Lake Conway Watershed. The second map shows the planning area boundaries of the three cities (Mayflower, Conway and Vilonia) surrounding the lake.
Big Dam Bridge Tour 100
Big Dam Bridge Tour 100.
On Saturday September 24th the Big Dam Bridge Tour 100 will once again come through our city. I know there will be some inconveniences associated with this event, but it is a great thing for the community at large. This year there is a possibility that Hwy 89 N will be closed from the Hwy 365-89N intersection to North Railroad Street. This closure will be from 8:30 AM until approximately 11:00 AM. We will detour traffic onto Center Street, Gandy Lane, North Railroad and South Railroad during this time. The detour will be clearly marked and we ask for your cooperation and patience during this time.
The First United Methodist Church in Mayflower will be available to service the 50 -100 mile riders. This is the third aid station on the route. We expect to have roughly 700 – 800 stop at this station in a very compressed time frame.
About 8 – 10 Volunteers will be needed.
Our homemade cookies have become legendary with the participants of this event and we do not expect this year to be any different.
Visit The Web Site www.thebigdambridge100.com for more information.
Amnesty Day in Mayflower
Amnesty Day
Judge James E Patrick II of the Mayflower City Court has announced that the Court is holding a bench warrant amnesty day on September 16 , 2011 from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM and September 17, 2011 from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM.
For a complete list of the names of people with outstanding warrants in Mayflower go to the section marked “Court” The information on how to contact the Court Clerk in also in that section.
Mayflower Water Bill can be paid on Line
Mayflower Water Bills can now be paid online with your debit or credit card. There is a processing fee for this service. Just go to : www.myutilitypayment.com or by phone @ 1(877)591-8768. You will need the following information:
- Customer’s Name on the Account
- Service Address
- Water Bill Account Number
- Payment Amount
- Credit or Debit Card information
Notice from Alliance about cable
Alliance Communications Network
P.O. Box 960
Greenbrier, AR 72058
501-679-6619
Mayor Holland and
Mayflower Residence,
This letter is to give you an update on our plans to upgrade our video service, offer High Speed Internet Services and improve quality and reliability to our current/future Alliance cable subscribers in Mayflower, Arkansas.
Presently we are removing cable lines in areas around Mayflower that had miles of cable plant and very few cable customers to support our on-going operating cost for; powering, pole attachment rental and maintenance/up keep. The subscribers affected by this decision, in those locations, were notified in advance of their services being discontinued as of June 20th, 2011. This process should be completed by the end of July.
Our plans are to build fiber optic cable from our Greenbrier facilities to Mayflower, upgrade the electronics and replace worn/damaged cable lines. Once this is completed we will have the capability of offering additional channels of programming such as; Home & Garden, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, TV-Land, Hallmark Channel, Sportsman Channel, Food Network, Lifetime Movie Network and more.
High Speed Internet will also be available and will allow you to choose 3/5/8-Meg service at affordable rates.
We anticipate this upgrade process will be completed no later than the end of this year. There will be times during this upgrade that cable signals will be interrupted as we replace plant and electronics, this should be minimal and done at times that it has limited effect on our viewers.
As we get close to the completion we will notify the residence of Mayflower of the date these new services will be added and appreciated everyone’s understanding in this matter.
We do not anticipate any increase in the monthly service rates at this time. We will however have promotional offers for non-cable subscribers and for the launch of our “High-Speed” internet services. This information will be made available as we near the completion of this upgrade.
When completed, Mayflower’s Alliance Subscribers will have cable and internet services that we all can be proud of.
John Brinker, Manager “An equal opportunity employer / contractor”
